Toy weapon



Nov. 25, 1930. w SADTLER 1,782,479

TOY WEAPON Filed NOV. 14, 192'? amw JAM@ Patented Noir. 19302 WILHELMsnnfrnnn, or :EAD nomnune, GERMANY oFFlvcE TOY wEroN In all toy weaponsknown hitherto the pro- ,jectile is made of solid material so that thereis always a danger of persons or objects being injured or damaged whenthe weapon is red.

n The present invention is concerned with a toy weapon wherein theprojectile is constituted by a fine j et of liquid which is projectedfrom the weapon at the target under a comparatively high pressure; theliquid is thus capable of producing' an evident eect on the target whereit may, for instance, seta susipended ball in motion, knock over a lightgure 6r perform some similar function. If occasion demands it` may alsob used to kill small insectsand the like, suc as iiies in which case aliquid such as benzine may be employed. l

-Irr the weapon a spring isarranged-to ,act on a plunger or piston-aapted. to move in a cylinder which is filled with Water or some othersuitable liquid; theplunger has a fine orifice or line through which theliquid is projected in t ne form of a'jet when the spring is releasedFor this purpose the cylinder and plunger may be inserted as a separatesmall cartridge in a suitable cut away portion of the barrel oftheweapon or one lor i both of them may form a part'of or be integralwith the barrel. The saine e'ect may also be obtained by the impact of acockupon Vsuch a .cartridge or on a rubber cylinder or ball.: The wea onmay be constructed in the form of a pisto gun or-as a table cannon orcannon.

iie embodiment of a weapon according to this invention is illustrated byway of example in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a pistol, 401 v Fig. 2 a view of the'barrel thereof from j above,

Fig. 3 a sectional view to a somewhat lar er.

scale of the cartridge and the mounting or the same and v Fig. 4 is asimilarview of the same cartridge extended preparatory to firin- Thepistol a is furnished with 't e usual powerful spring b which may becompressed by means of the cooking orsettingv member c and released bymeans of the trigger d. The

Application filed November 14, 1927, Serial -1v\o.4233,150, and inVGermany December 1, 1928.J

striker e atthe front end of the spring impacts, on the release of saidspring, on the cartridge f 'which is disposed in a suitably shaped cutout portion of thebarrel g. Asis i clear in particular from Figs. 3 and4 the. 55 cartridge'f consists of a cylinder L in which a hollow plungeror piston z' is guided in a "y fluid tight manner. At the forward endthisV r plunger has a fine orifice c and is adapted to lit in a suitablyshaped mJountingJin the barrel. The end on, of the plunger is slightlyconical and the opening n in the mounting Z is of corresponding cpnicalshape sofas'to provide for precise centering of the plunger and thus ofthe orifice k for the e erging jet,

At its rear end o the cylinder h 1 'also conically shaped and is adaptedto', lit a correspondingly tapered opening p in the striker e.`

. The cartridge is rstflled with the liquid to be projected blwithdrawing theplunger z'- from the cylin er a and filling the-latter,wholly or, partly with the li uid. The plunger is then re-inserted anpushed into the cylinder until all theair has escaped .through theorifice le and the cylinder and plunger are completely full with liquidu to the orifice Ic.. The pistol spring b is tEen stressed by means ofthe cooking member c .and the cartridge fis placed in t e cut outportionof, the barrel with the rear end 0 of the cylinder 80 inserted inthe conical opening p in the striker e. If the sprin b is then releasedby pulling the tri gein the striker e and therewith the-cartri e' as awhole' are projected for.

; Wardly. T e front conical end m of the 35 plunger z' thus comestobearfon theconi'cal surface n of the cartridge mounting Z and theimpact of the striker'forces the cylinder h 'over the plunger z' so thatthe-liquid is drivenwithgreat force through the orifice 99 lc towardsthe target -in the form of a projectile'. An ordinary sighting deviceImay provided, :f5 In'ce'rtain circumstances the cartridge ay be arrangedfixed in the rear portion or muzzle of the barrel and may even form partof' said rear barrel ortion; in ,this case it is necessary to provide aclosable orifice in the l cylinder for thepurpose of the ,samev im withliquid,

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" The plunger z' need not be hollow but when constructed as a solidplunger the orice la will have to be connected to the rear of theplunger by a suitable passage. Naturally the orifice may also be locatedin thecylinder in which case the `latter must -be disposed forwardly ofthe plunger.

The orifice la may be replaced by several similar orifices or one ormore "slits maybe provided.

It is also possible to substitute a compressed air arrangement for thespring; in this modication the compressed air will act on the cylinderor piston-or directly onthe liquid.

Finally a smalltube into which the liquid may be drawn on` compressingthe spring may be mounted at the forward end of the barrel of anordinary spring weapon; when the weapon is fired this liquid is forcedout again in the form of a projectile.

What I claim is 1. A toy weapon comprising a barrel,- a firingmechanism, and a collapsible'liquid containing cartrid e having twotelescoping A parts one of whic has a'discharge oriice, whereby thecartridge is collapsed by the firing mechanism to propel the liquid`from the cartridge through `the barrel.

2. A toy weapon comprising a ing a conical cartridge seat, a firingmechanism and' arellable cartridge for liquid consistin of a tubularmember and a telescoping ischarge tube therein having a dischargeorifice and aconical end adapted to fit said seat.

3. A toy Weapon comprisingra barrel having a conical cartridge seat a`firing mechalunger having a a rellable c arnism includin "afl firingconical cartri e seat, an

tridge for liquid, comprising a tube having a-conical end to it saidtube telescoping injthe rst tube having a conical end for seating in theconical seat l inthe barrel, and anl orifice through which li uid i'sejected.

n testim -ny whereof I hereunto aixmy signature this 29th da of October,1927.

j l LM SADTLER. I.

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